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                               MY MEMORIES

Ye ek bhojpuri lokgeet hai ,jisey hum bachpan mein aksar gaatey the,aaj ki subah aapse apni is yaad ko saanjha karne ka mann kiya….Ye geet us samay logon ke manobhaavon ko, unki chinta ko darshaata hai jab shri Raam ,Sita ji aur Laxman ji ko saath le vanvaas pe chal diye the…

Jungle ke oarwai oarwana ,ghumarai Raam  Lakhan dono bhaiya..

Jungle ke oarwai oarwana...

[jab Raam ji ,Laxman ji dono bhai jungle mein,is oar to kabhi us oar  ghoom rahey the]

1.Aage aage Raam chalat hain ,peechhe Sita mai…

Unke peechhe chalein Lakhan ji ..

Shobha varan na jai…

Jungle ke oarwai oarwana,ghumarai Raam Lakahan dono bhaiya..

Jungle ke oarwai oarwana..

[Aage aage Raam chal rahey the,unke peechhey Sita maata,aur unke peechhey Laxman ji the,us samay us shobha ka varnan nahi kiya ja sakta]

2.Bhoonkh lagey bhojan kahaan paihein,pyaas lagey kahaan paani…

Neend lagey daasan kahaan paihein..

Kaas kusi lagi jayi…

Jungle ke oarwai oarwana,ghumarai Raam Lakhan dono bhaiya..

Jungle ke oarwai oarwana…

[bhoonkh lagne par unko bhojan kaan milega us jungle mein aur pyaas lagne pe tatkaal paani kaise uplabdh ho sakega?,neend lagne pe wo narm mulaayam raajsi bistar kahaan milenge? Un komal rajkumaron ko aur rajkumari ko kahin kuch chubh na jaaye,jab wo ghaas-phoos ke bistar pe soenge to ..]

my father was posted in muzzaffarnagar n v were there to spend our summer vacations..papa was aware of my love 4 nature so he surprised us by tellin us that he has planned atour 4 Badrinath and kedarnath 4 us…..WOW…..but the sad part was that he was not goin with us,so v refused but he promised to accompany next time n send us..i was in 8th std then..v stayed 4 a night in Haridwar n started 4 Badrinath next morn with sad heart..

v stopped at some dhaba sort of places many times during our 16 hours long journey 4 refreshments n views…at 1 of these dhaba sort of place v stopped 4 tea when my brother and i saw a small cute boy hiding behind a tree n staring at us from there..v smiled at him n called him near us but he shyly stepped back..v had some sweets with us so v went near him and gave two toffees . he smiled happily and ran to show it to his sister with aglow in his eyes…as v wereabout to start our journey again bhaiya n i saw his sister looking at us,disappointed..v stopped n gave her 4 toffees, she giggled happily n there was that same glow in her eyes too..v felt nice n were moved by their innocence..

it was v beautiful in Badrinath but don’tknow y,v suddenly decided to go back to papa…n v reached there around 1.30am or so.. when papa saw us he felt happy but tried to show as if angry n said’ u all don’t listen to me.y changed ur program?’ but after some time he accepted that he was missin us 2 n was planning to call us back..it was strange that more or less v all had the same kind of feeling…

next morn newspaper n all other news media was full with the news of the landslide near and in chamoli district..the same areas v went n came back….all of us were shocked ….suddenly those small figures with a smile on their faces n glow in their eyes flashed in our minds…..ours hands joined together in the prayer 4 their safety n wellbeing … MAY GOD BLESS THEM…..

friends this is something which made me feel the pain and emptiness of the hearts of those who actually face terrorism..

it was the beautiful morning of january 1999,and v were still enjoying receiving and sending new year greetings.that day my husband was very happy .he had received greetings from his dear friend and was telling me that how simple ,hardworking,caring person he was.son of a very poor farmer who became an I.A.S. officer was posted in manipur but still the same. v read his card many times and i felt a respect and some sort of attachment developing in me for him. i never got the oppertunity to meet him but i wished to meet him after knowing so much about him from my husband. v send a beautiful card 4 him and his family.it was 25th of jan 1999 morning.

at around 8.30pm v werewatching the news when v felt amixed feeling of pain and emptiness  and all just stopped……..the news said “an I.A.S.officer MR.DASHRATH PRASAD WHO WAS POSTED IN MANIPUR SHOT DEAD by some assailants….” blank and shatterd both of us looked eachother with tears rolling down from our eyes….

v still have that blank ,that pain but………………LIFE GOES ON